Handle History at the Mariner’s Museum

The public is invited to put on a pair of gloves and handle objects recovered from the USS Monitor, the first ironclad warship famous for the Battle of Hampton Roads. You and your children have undoubtedly run across this ship in your history classes, but actually holding an object that was once 240 feet under the ocean really changes your perspective.

In addition to handling the historical artifacts, you can actually talk to the historians and restoration experts and find out how the objects were uncovered and treated. Who knows, maybe you can help the historians figure out the story!

You really can’t miss this amazing opportunity to get your hands on history.